The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 3 Women's Golf captures 2019 Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship
02.19.2019 | Women's Golf
Senior Maddie Luitwieler led the Longhorns with a top-10 finish.
NEW ORLEANS – Senior golfer Maddie Luitwieler posted a top-10 finish and the No. 3 Texas women's golf team captured the 2019 Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship on Tuesday at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans.
The Longhorns turned in a 12-over-par 876 [285-291-300] to win their second tournament of the year and their fifth in the last two seasons. No. 5 Duke placed second with a 14-over-par 878 [286-296-296], while No. 1 Southern California was third with a 23-over-par 887 [289-291-307]. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Texas has posted 15 top-five finishes in the 18 events in which it has competed during that span.
The Longhorns defeated 17 teams en route to the victory, including three of the nation's top-10 teams and eight of the country's top-25 squads. Four Longhorns finished within the individual top-20 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship.
As a team, Texas totaled 179 pars on the week – second-most in the field – and 34 birdies. The Longhorns also posted the best scoring average on par-four [4.14, +21] and par-five [4.98, -1] holes.
A LOOK AT THE LINEUP
- Luitwieler recorded her second career top-10 finish, tying for eighth with a three-over-par 219 [70-73-76]. She logged the second-most pars of any golfer in the field this week with 41.
- Sophomore Agathe Laisne [76-70-74] and freshman Hailee Cooper [69-76-75] each tied for 11th with four-over-par 220s. It marked Cooper's fifth top-20 finish in six events on the year and Laisne's fourth top-20 showing this season.
- Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp tied for 17th with a six-over-par 222 [73-74-75]. She led all individuals on the week with 42 pars. It is Papp's fifth top-20 finish in six events this season.
- Freshman Sára Kousková tied for 34th with an 11-over-par 227 [73-74-80].
HEAD COACH RYAN MURPHY
"It was a terrific team effort this week in tough conditions. Everyone contributed and we needed every bit of it. It was a great win against a great field. I'm proud of this group."
"I'm super proud of Maddie Luitwieler this week. She's been working hard on her game and doing everything she can to be her best and to help this team. T8 in this field is outstanding. "
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action March 12-13 when it participates in the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Club in Kailua, Hawaii.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Texas [285-291-300=876, +12]
2. Duke [286-296-296=878, +14]
3. Southern California [289-291-307=887, +23]
T4. Florida [295-289-304=888, +24]
T4. South Carolina [294-294-300=888, +24]
6. Houston [296-297-299=892, +28]
7. Auburn [298-303-299=900, +36]
8. Michigan State [297-304-301=902, +38]
9. Miami [300-303-304=907, +43]
10. LSU [299-305-306=910, +46]
11. North Carolina [305-303-303=911, +47]
12. N.C. State [295-312-305=912, +48]
T13. Oklahoma State [297-304-312=913, +49]
T13. Arizona State [308-301-304=913, +49]
15. Washington [300-312-303=915, +51]
16. SMU [308-308-313=929, +65]
17. Tulane [306-313-321=940, +76]
18. UC Davis [319-315-310=944, +80]
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T1. Leonie Harm, Houston [74-69-73=216, E]
T1. Addison Baggarly, Florida [71-71-74=216, E]
T3. Julie McCarty, Auburn [76-69-72=217, +1]
T3. Lois Kaye Go, South Carolina [72-75-70=217, +1]
T3. Amanda Elich, Houston [71-76-70=217, +1]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T8. Maddie Luitwieler [70-73-76=219, +3]
T11. Agathe Laisne [76-70-74=220, +4]
T11. Hailee Cooper [69-76-75=220, +4]
T17. Kaitlyn Papp [73-74-75=222, +6]
T34. Sára Kousková [73-74-80=227, +11]
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